Florida is one of just four states that generally prohibit people from openly carrying firearms in public. That law, a Florida appeals court ruled on Wednesday, is inconsistent with the Second Amendment.
"The Constitution protects the right to carry arms openly for self-defense," Judge Stephanie Ray writes in a unanimous opinion from the First District Court of Appeal. "Florida's Open Carry Ban cannot be reconciled with that guarantee."
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier welcomed the decision. "Florida's 1st District Court of Appeals just ruled that Florida's open carry ban is no longer constitutionally enforceable statewide," he wrote on X. "Our office fully supports the Court's decision. This is a big win for the Second Amendment rights of Floridians."
